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Kentucky Overtime Laws<\/h1>\n
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Kentucky has two main state law provisions covering overtime law. The first provision<\/a> is consistent with the federal Fair Labor and Standards Act<\/a> (FLSA) in that employees must be paid 1.5 their regular pay rate for any time spent working over 40 hours in one workweek. However, Kentucky does not require overtime to be paid for hours in excess of eight hours per day or on weekends or holidays.<\/p>\r\n

The second provision<\/a> of Kentucky overtime law is unique in that it requires employees to be paid overtime (1.5 times their regular rate of pay) if they work seven days in a single workweek. Exempted from this requirement are supervisors, superintendents, foremen and officers whose primary job is to supervise other workers. In addition, this Kentucky state law provision only applies when an employee is allowed to work more than 40 hours in a single workweek in the first place.<\/p>\r\n

Kentucky Overtime Law Summary<\/h2>\r\n

This chart highlights key provisions of Kentucky overtime law.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Overtime Calculation Methods<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n

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  • Hourly<\/b>: Pay time and a half (1.5 times the regular rate) for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per workweek. If the employee works seven days in one workweek, they they must be paid time and a half for all time worked on the seventh day of labor.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
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    • Hourly Plus Bonus and\/or Commission<\/b>: Regular rate = Total hours times hourly rate, plus the workweek equivalent of the bonus and\/or commission, divided by the total hours in the workweek; then pay half of that regular rate for each overtime hour.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
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      • Salary:<\/b> Regular rate = Salary divided by the number of hours the salary is intended to compensate.
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        • If the regular hours are less than 40: Add regular rate for each hour up to 40, then pay time and a half for hours over 40.<\/li>\r\n
        • If the regular hours = 40: Pay time and a half for hours over 40.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

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